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I know they know that. and they are saying it anyway. and what they did to ray mendosa's fund is -- >> bret: congressman, have you been in politics a long time. last thing, is this the toughest thing have you had to deal with. >> it's been the toughest week. look, i don't want to -- it's just been -- there is lots of things that people have to go through tough things. it's been an emotional week i should say because our son got married last saturday. this all happened. last night we lost a nephew. he was killed -- he wrestles for the university of wisconsin, a junior. national qualifier. wonde...

You why did you spend so much time on this on this show and we wanted you to address these allegations head on. you are going to continue to address them. but what do you think the next step is here? >> we are going to get the truth out r. the thing i have been encouraged by is the number of wrestlers and coaches who have contacted us jim this is bogus. we have a whole list of statements from folks who sent in statements saying this is ridiculous. we were there. we know you. that's been encouraging and thing most disappointing is these athletes how spent so much time with, working out with and...

>> no, of course not. no. >> reporter: on the streets of ramadi, in the i hadal middle enemy ambush, he carried his best friend to safety under heavy fire. >> you see your brothers or best friends go through certain things. you're not prepared. we all think we're invincible. >> reporter: elliott survived but lost his leg. for felice, it was a reality check. >> it affects us as a family and it affects him because that could have been your husband. you know? in a wheelchair. >> reporter: again, that double life. very different from what she imagined when she and ray were high school sweet hearts...

For something. >> reporter: for bravery, ray mendosa was awarded the silver star. felice says her reward is that he came home. chris jansing, nbc news. thousands of power outages across the northeast in the wake of this nor'easter. we'll have an update in moments. also, why some states are saying not so fast when it comes to sending you your tax refund. why you could be waiting months before getting your money. what? that's right. we'll tell but it when we come back. you're watching msnbc sunday. ♪ [ male announcer ] you can get a lot of water where you least expect it. like in here. thi...